9th Grade English

Reading Log for the Island of the Wind God: The men and Odysseus land on the Island of Aeolia, the land of the Wind God, Aeolus. Aeo...

Odyssey Notes: I am Laertes' Son. Princess Nausicaa takes him to the palace where her parents greet this striking stranger ...

THE PRINCESS NAUSICAA HOMERIC SIMILE: A long comparison between two unlike things. Imagery is descriptions that appeal to the ...

Odyssey Notes: Calypso's Island We first meet Odysseus in Book 4 where he is sitting on the shore of the lovely Calypo'...

October 31, 2011 - November 4, 2011 Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade Honors English Monday, October 31st: Handouts will be given today on pr...

October 24, 2011 - October 26, 2011 Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade Honors English Monday, October 24th: Read essay on Jackie Robinson in PERSPE...

October 17th - October 21st Weekly Agenda for 9th Grade Honors English Monday, October 17th: Go over homework from the weekend: Reading Chec...

Testimonial: The testimonial is another example of the seven propaganda techniques as identified by the Institute for Propaganda...

It was claimed by some that the vote was swayed for Bill Clinton when he donned a pair of shades and played some sax on the Arsenio Hall...

These images are examples of the "appeal to the inner snob" in all of us - the belief that we are better and smarter than othe...

These are examples of the use of "transfer" in propaganda - both political and commercially. The images, which are posi...

GLITTERING GENERALITIES: This is one of the seven major propaganda techniques identified by the Institute of Propaga...

Card Stacking: Alias: Ignoring the Counter Evidence Slanting John Stuart Mills: He who knows only his own side of the c...

Name Calling/Pinpointing the Enemy: The techniques of name calling and pinpointing the enemy are used most frequently in tim...

Bandwagon Appeal: Etymology: The “bandwagon fallacy” comes from the phrase “jump on the bandwagon”. There are various s...

October 10, 2011 - October 14, 2011 Agenda for 9th Grade Honors English Monday, October 10th: Finish th...

--> How to Write an Essay The essay must be a minimum of two pages Please do not write front an...

OCTOBER 3, 2011 - OCTOBER 7, 2011 Weekly Schedule for 9th Grade Honors English Monday, October 3rd: Finish reading "The Necklace" ...

THE NECKLACE The Necklace Page 160 Class notes: Vocabulary Dowry: property that a woman brings into a marri...